| $2 Million in Watershed Restoration and Conservation Grants Announced | | $2 Million in Watershed Restoration and Conservation Grants Announced | Today DOC awards $2 million in first-of-their-kind grants for watershed restoration and conservation projects on agricultural lands in Marin, Sonoma, Kings and Ventura counties. Each grant went to a locally focused Resource Conservation District (RCD). | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/RCD-Watershed-Restoration-and-Conservation-Grants-Announced.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/RCD-Watershed-Restoration-and-Conservation-Grants-Announced.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=148 | 2020-11-13T19:10:00Z | | |
| Bat Week Interview with an Environmental Scientist & Wildlife Biologist | | Bat Week Interview with an Environmental Scientist & Wildlife Biologist | To bring attention to this year's Bat Week, this week on the blog we spoke to Trinity Smith, an environmental scientist and wildlife biologist in DMR's Abandoned Mine Lands Unit. Abandoned mines may be hazardous to the public, but valuable habitat for wildlife such as bats. | https://calconservation.blog/2020/10/26/bat-week-interview-environmental-scientist-wildlife-biologist/, https://calconservation.blog/2020/10/26/bat-week-interview-environmental-scientist-wildlife-biologist/ | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=146 | 2020-10-26T22:00:00Z | | |
| Acting State Geologist on CGS Efforts to Keep Californians Safe | | Acting State Geologist on CGS Efforts to Keep Californians Safe | With the anniversaries of two major earthquakes coming up, Acting State Geologist Steve Bohlen talks about the California Geological Survey's ongoing efforts to keep Californians safe. | https://youtu.be/8fYcKtjrbGM, https://youtu.be/8fYcKtjrbGM | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=145 | 2020-10-16T22:00:00Z | | |
| Get Ready to ShakeOut | | Get Ready to ShakeOut | Join the Department of Conservation in participating in the Great California ShakeOut on October 15. This year's theme is Safe at Home. Do you know what to do in an earthquake? Read more and plan your drill now. | https://www.shakeout.org/california/, https://www.shakeout.org/california/ | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=144 | 2020-10-07T19:00:00Z | | |
| Blog Update: CGS Geologists Assess Fire Burn Areas for Landslide Potential | | Blog Update: CGS Geologists Assess Fire Burn Areas for Landslide Potential | Wildfires are a disaster that can spawn yet another disaster: debris flows. CGS scientists continue to deploy as part of a CAL FIRE-led cross agency team – Watershed Emergency Response Teams (WERTs) – studying the damage of wildfires and determining the risk of debris flow. | https://calconservation.blog/2020/09/01/cgs-geologists-assess-multiple-fire-burn-areas-for-landslide-potential/, https://calconservation.blog/2020/09/01/cgs-geologists-assess-multiple-fire-burn-areas-for-landslide-potential/ | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=143 | 2020-10-01T19:00:00Z | | |
| California Geological Survey Issues New Tsunami Maps for Humboldt County | | California Geological Survey Issues New Tsunami Maps for Humboldt County | CGS today released two tsunami hazard maps for Humboldt County. One shows potential tsunami inundation – how far inland a surge of seawater might go in a worst-case scenario event. The other map shows where evacuees from a pending tsunami should go to ensure their safety. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/CGS-Issues-New-Tsunami-Maps-for-Humboldt-County.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/CGS-Issues-New-Tsunami-Maps-for-Humboldt-County.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=142 | 2020-08-13T15:40:00Z | | |
